Sara K. Stieben

Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Fort Collins, Colorado

Hadfield Stieben & Doutt, LLC
Sara K. Stieben
Hadfield Stieben & Doutt, LLC

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Civil Litigation, Products Liability; view more

Licensed in Colorado since: 2008

Education: The University of Kansas School of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2025 Selected to Rising Stars: 2020 - 2022

Hadfield Stieben & Doutt, LLC

219 W Magnolia St
Suite 201
Fort Collins, CO 80521 Visit website

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Sara K. Stieben is a partner at the law firm of Hadfield Stieben & Doutt, LLC, which has its offices in Fort Collins, Colorado. She focuses her practice on personal injury matters, involving auto accidents, pedestrian accidents, wrongful death, tractor-trailer accidents, commercial bus accidents, slip-and-fall accidents, carbon monoxide poisoning, assault and battery, gunshot wounds, road rage, and product liability.

With more than 14 years of experience in the field of law, Ms. Stieben is well-versed in all phases of litigation, from pre-suit negotiations to mediations and depositions to evidentiary hearings and trials. She has obtained numerous million-dollar and multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of her clients.

Ms. Stieben spent many years in the insurance industry defending at-fault parties from claims before joining Hadfield Stieben & Doutt, LLC. She now proactively promotes the rights and interests of injured parties, and using her prior experience for their benefit, she ensures the insurance companies and responsible parties are held accountable.

A political science and government major, Ms. Stieben received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the Colorado State University. She earned her Juris Doctor in 2008 from the University of Kansas School of Law. In law school, she was the recipient of the Class of 1949 Leadership Award and the Mary Anne Chambers Service Award.

Additionally, Ms. Stieben was actively involved with the Legal Aid Clinic, providing legal help for low-income and juvenile clients in the state and municipal courts. She is also an active participant in the legal community and is a member of the Colorado Bar Association, the Larimer County Bar Association and the Denver Bar Association’s Joint Management Committee.

For her notable legal services in the field of personal injury, Ms. Stieben has received an AV Preeminent* peer-review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and a “Superb” rating on Avvo.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

Practice areas

Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Civil Litigation: Defense, Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Animal Bites, Assault, Brain Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death

  • 70% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
  • 20% Civil Litigation: Defense
  • 10% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 2008, Colorado

Professional Webpage: https://www.hsdlawfirm.com/team/sara-stieben/

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • Colorado Bar Association, Member
  • Member, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 2017-present
  • Member, Larimer County Bar Association, 2010-present
  • Member- Larimer County Women's Bar Association 2008-present
  • Mediator- Larimer County Small Claims Court
  • Denver Bar Association Joint Management Committee, Presidential Appointee
  • Colorado Bar Association Leadership Training Executive Committee 2011, 2011
  • Member- Joint Management Committee, Colorado Bar Association2017-present
  • Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism, 2016
  • Member- Colorado Defense Lawyer's Association 2012-2016 
Pro bono/Community Service:
  • Legal Aid Clinic, University of Kansas School of Law
  • Board Member of the Board of Directors for the Fort Collins Bike Co-op
  • High School Mock Trial Coach- Fossil Ridge High School 2013-2014, 2013
  • Larimer County Bar Association Volunteer Judge High School Mock Trial, 2018
  • High School Mock Trial Coach- Fossil Ridge High School 2011-2012, 2011
  • Larimer County Bar Association Pro Bono Coordinator 2011-2012, 2012
  • Member and President of Childsafe Colorado Board of Directors 2008-2013, 2013
Honors/Awards:
  • Mary Anne Chambers Service Award, University of Kansas School of Law
  • Class of 1949 Leadership Award, University of Kansas School of Law
  • Finalist, Gary McPherson Outstanding Young Lawyer, Colorado Bar Association, 2012
  • COBALT Class Member, Colorado Bar Association Leadership Training, CBA, 2010
Educational Background:
  • Bachelor of Arts, Colorado State University, 2005
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • Presented continuing legal education class on insurance basics for non-insurance attorneys, Co-Presenter, Insurance 101, Larimer County Bar Association, 2018
  • Presented continuing legal education class on insurance basics for non-insurance attorneys, Co-Presenter, Insurance 101, Larimer County Bar Association, 2018
  • Presented talk on insurance requirements for senior citizens, Co-Presenter, Senior Law Day, Colorado Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association, 2016
  • Primer on tort law, Guest Lecturer, Front Range Community College, 2017
  • Primer on tort law, Guest Lecturer, Front Range Community College, 2016

Office location for Sara K. Stieben

219 W Magnolia St
Suite 201
Fort Collins, CO 80521

Phone: 970-792-2183

Selections

1 Year Super Lawyers
3 Years Rising Stars
  • Super Lawyers: 2025
  • Rising Stars: 2020 - 2022

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